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- Circles Where the Head Should Be
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry
summary
The poems in Circles Where the Head Should Be are full of objects and oddities, bits of news, epic catalogues, and a cast of characters hoping to make sense of it all. Underneath the often whimsical surface, however, lies a search for those connections we long for but so often miss, and a wish for art to bridge the gaps. “Circles Where the Head Should Be has its own distinctive voice, a lively intelligence, insatiable curiosity, and a decided command of form. These qualities play off one another in ways that instruct and delight. An irresistible book.”—J. D. McClatchy, author of Mercury Dressing: Poems, judge
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Lares and Penates
- pp. 4-5
- Bower Bird
- pp. 6-7
- Fisher King
- pp. 19-20
- Bildungsroman
- pp. 21-23
- II. Ecce Signum!
- p. 28
- III. Involution
- p. 29
- IV. Swan Song
- p. 30
- V. Dramatis Personae
- p. 31
- VI. Interiors
- p. 32
- VII. Offices
- p. 33
- X. Perspectives
- p. 36
- XII. Women’s Studies
- p. 38
- XIII. Ichnology
- p. 39
- XIV. Ichthyology
- p. 40
- XV. Reciprocity
- p. 41
- III.
- Tactics: A Short Lesson
- pp. 45-46
- Svengali Deck
- pp. 48-49
- Plot Twists
- pp. 50-51
- Flea Circus
- p. 52
- Felix Culpa
- p. 53
- Epithalamium
- pp. 54-55
- Storm and Stress
- p. 56
- Dead Matter
- p. 59
- Assisted Living
- pp. 60-61
- Miniatures
- pp. 62-63
- The Truth About Distance
- pp. 64-65
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574413427
Related ISBN(s)
9781574413090
MARC Record
OCLC
794700548
Pages
84
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No